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On a scale of "haha" to "lol," how likely would you say it is that politicians' sudden interest in whistleblowing will lead to the reform of the Espionage Act, which the government has routinely used to jail the sources behind some of the most important stories in US history? https:// twitter.com/TheOnion/statu s/1177335798959681536 "
Chelsea Manning, Reality Winner Excitedly Hoping Nation's Newfound Approval Of Whistleblowers Will Get Them Out Of Jail https:// trib.al/OKUS6Q3
Pointing out hypocrisy is such a common practice in politics that it often wears a bit thin these days, especially since it's frequently done in a disingenuous way, but when implemented with intellectual honesty it serves a very useful purpose: it shows when people aren't really being truthful about the position that they are taking.
The political/media class of the United States do not care about whistleblowers. They do not care about truth, and they do not care about justice. They do not care about holding power to account, because they exist only to serve power.
I don't pretend to know what the CIA's game is here; it probably isn't to remove Trump from office because everyone knows that will not happen and failed impeachments historically boost a president's popularity. But I do know that everyone cheerleading for this fake "whistleblower" while ignoring the real ones have exposed themselves.
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